Table 8.E2 Number of recipients, total vendor payments, and average payment, by type of eligibility category, fiscal years 1985–2007

Year

Totala

Aged 65 or older

Blind

Permanent and total disability

Dependent children under age 21

Adults in families with dependent children

Other

Number of recipients (thousands)

1985

21,814

3,061

80

2,937

9,757

5,518

1,214

1986

22,515

3,140

82

3,100

10,029

5,647

1,362

1987

23,109

3,224

85

3,296

10,168

5,599

1,418

1988

22,907

3,159

86

3,401

10,037

5,503

1,343

1989

23,511

3,132

95

3,496

10,318

5,717

1,175

1990

25,255

3,202

83

3,635

11,220

6,010

1,105

1991

28,280

3,359

85

3,983

13,415

6,778

658

1992

30,926

3,742

84

4,378

15,104

6,954

664

1993

33,432

3,863

84

4,932

16,285

7,505

763

1994

35,053

4,035

87

5,372

17,194

7,586

779

1995

36,282

4,119

92

5,767

17,164

7,604

1,537

1996

36,118

4,285

95

6,126

16,739

7,127

1,746

1997

34,872

3,955

. . .

6,129

15,791

6,803

2,195

1998

40,649

3,964

. . .

6,638

18,964

7,908

3,176

1999

40,300

4,241

. . .

7,303

20,119

8,552

846

2000

42,886

4,289

. . .

7,479

21,086

10,543

862

2001

46,163

4,420

. . .

7,703

22,533

11,639

869

2002

49,329

3,890

. . .

7,411

22,421

11,253

4,354

2003

51,971

4,041

. . .

7,669

23,992

11,679

4,591

2004

55,002

4,318

. . .

7,933

25,613

12,225

4,913

2005 b

57,643

4,396

. . .

8,210

26,337

12,529

6,171

2006 c

57,732

4,375

. . .

8,332

26,771

12,598

5,656

2007 d

56,825

4,043

. . .

8,424

26,584

12,371

5,402

Total vendor payments (millions of dollars)

1985

37,508

14,096

249

13,203

4,414

4,746

798

1986

41,005

15,097

277

14,635

5,135

4,880

980

1987

45,050

16,037

309

16,507

5,508

5,592

1,078

1988

48,710

17,135

344

18,250

5,848

5,883

1,198

1989

54,500

18,558

409

20,476

6,892

6,897

1,268

1990

64,859

21,508

434

23,969

9,100

8,590

1,257

1991

77,048

25,453

475

27,798

11,690

10,439

1,193

1992

90,814

29,078

530

33,326

14,491

12,185

1,204

1993

101,709

31,554

589

38,065

16,504

13,605

1,391

1994

108,270

33,618

644

41,654

17,302

13,585

1,467

1995

120,141

36,527

848

48,570

17,976

13,511

2,708

1996

121,685

36,947

869

51,196

17,544

12,275

2,853

1997

124,430

37,721

. . .

54,130

17,544

12,307

2,727

1998

142,318

40,602

. . .

60,375

22,806

14,833

3,702

1999

147,372

40,470

. . .

63,028

20,765

15,141

7,966

2000

168,442

44,560

. . .

72,772

23,490

17,671

9,948

2001

186,913

48,431

. . .

80,493

26,770

20,096

11,121

2002

213,497

52,012

. . .

92,414

31,595

23,525

13,950

2003

233,206

55,271

. . .

102,014

35,079

26,689

14,153

2004

257,748

59,541

. . .

111,614

39,194

30,522

16,877

2005 b

275,569

63,358

. . .

119,647

42,012

32,385

18,167

2006 c

268,505

58,109

. . .

116,209

44,645

32,871

16,670

2007 d

276,539

57,362

. . .

119,621

47,763

33,764

18,029

Average payment (dollars)

1985

1,719

4,605

3,104

4,496

452

860

658

1986

1,821

4,808

3,401

4,721

512

864

719

1987

1,949

4,975

3,644

5,008

542

999

761

1988

2,126

5,425

4,005

5,366

583

1,069

891

1989

2,318

5,926

4,317

5,858

668

1,206

1,079

1990

2,568

6,717

5,212

6,595

811

1,429

1,138

1991

2,725

7,577

5,572

6,979

871

1,540

1,813

1992

2,936

7,770

6,298

7,612

959

1,752

1,813

1993

3,042

8,168

7,036

7,717

1,013

1,813

1,824

1994

3,089

8,331

7,412

7,755

1,006

1,791

1,884

1995

3,311

8,868

9,256

8,422

1,047

1,777

1,762

1996

3,369

8,622

9,143

8,357

1,048

1,722

1,635

1997

3,568

9,538

. . .

8,832

1,111

1,809

3,597

1998

3,501

10,242

. . .

9,095

1,203

1,876

1,166

1999

3,657

9,541

. . .

8,630

1,032

1,770

9,407

2000

3,928

10,388

. . .

9,729

1,114

1,676

11,536

2001

4,049

10,957

. . .

10,449

1,188

1,727

12,792

2002

4,328

13,370

. . .

12,470

1,409

2,091

3,204

2003

4,487

13,677

. . .

13,303

1,462

2,285

3,083

2004

4,686

13,790

. . .

14,070

1,530

2,497

3,435

2005 b

4,781

14,413

. . .

14,574

1,595

2,585

2,944

2006 c

4,651

13,283

. . .

13,947

1,668

2,609

2,947

2007 d

4,867

14,187

. . .

14,200

1,797

2,729

3,337

SOURCE: Data before 1999 are from HCFA Form 2082, and data onward are from Medicaid Statistical Information System (MSIS) State Summary Data, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

NOTES: Totals do not necessarily equal the sum of rounded components.

Beginning in 1997, "Disability" includes blindness. "Children" includes foster care children, and "Other" are "Unknowns." In 1999 and 2000, "Other" includes foster care children and "Unknowns." In 2001 and 2002, "Other" includes foster care children, "Unknowns," and individuals covered under the Breast and Cervical Cancer Prevention and Treatment Act of 2000.

Beginning with 1999, excludes recipients in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Data are not available.

. . . = not applicable.

a. Total represents the unduplicated number of recipients receiving any type of medical service during the year.

b. Fiscal year 2005 data are not available for Maine. Fiscal year 2004 data have been substituted.

c. Fiscal year 2006 data are not available for Maine and Nevada. Fiscal year 2004 data have been substituted for Maine, and fiscal year 2005 data have been substituted for Nevada.

d. Fiscal year 2007 data are not available for Hawaii and Maine. Fiscal year 2006 data have been substituted for Hawaii, and fiscal year 2005 data have been substituted for Maine.